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Robyn Whalley

Languages and Literature, Nottingham Trent University

Thesis title:

Richard III s Afterlife: Adaptation and Heritage

Research Area

  • English Language and Literature
  • Languages and Literature

Publications

2023

Robyn Whalley, 'Richard III’s Bodies From Medieval England to Modernity: Shakespeare and Disability History by Jeffrey R. Wilson', Cahiers Élisabéthains, 110 (2023) 149-152. <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01847678231163227g>

2024

Robyn Whalley 'Performance Review: Richard III directed by Elle While for Shakeapeare's Globe', Cahiers Élisabéthains, 115 (2024) 154-157. <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01847678241292720l>

2025

Robyn Whalley 'Performance Review: The Tragedy of Richard III by Oisín Kearney', Cahiers Élisabéthains, 116 (2025) 99 -102. <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01847678251322369b>

Awaiting Publication:

An article entitled 'Middleham Survey Data' which will be published in the December 2025 edition of Blanc Sanglier, the magazine for the Yorkshire Branch of the Richard III Society


Conferences

2023

'All The King's Castles: Teaching Richard III at Nottingham Castle' - Difficult Drama?: Relocating Shakespeare and his Contemporaries to the Classroom,
British Shakespeare Association Annual Conference, 25th July 2023

2024

'Richard, Who's(e) Richard?' - Page, Performance and Culture: An Early Modern Drama Colloquium
Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies, 12th June 2024

Public Engagement & Impact

2023

Podcast:

Fixate and Binge

'Reigniting Richard III's Legacy: Discussing The Lost King with Robyn Whalley', Fixate and Binge Podcast, 3rd October 2023 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reigniting-richard-iiis-legacy-discussing-the-lost/id1627399151?i=1000630012024

2025

Exhibition Curation: 

A Story of Impact Through Education

Co-curation of a temporary exhibition comissioned by the Skills and Education Group as part of Heritage Open Days in Nottingham - https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/impactwitheducation.html


Other Research Interests

  • Perpetrator Studies
  • Heritage Studies
  • Identity Studies
  • Sexuality Studies
  • Castle Studies